# 1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election

Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council were held on 3 May 1984, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the fourth election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.
The election was the first to use the 18 wards created by the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1981 – two more than the previous election. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.
Labour maintained a large majority on the district council after winning 14 of the 18 seats, three more than the party had won at the previous election in 1980. Despite increasing their vote share by more than 10%, the Conservatives only won three seats, two fewer than four years previous. The final seat was won by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

## Results

1984 Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Labour | 14 | 3 | 77.7 | 56.2 | 15,323 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 2 | 16.7 | 36.1 | 6,321 | 10.5 |
| | SNP | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 18.2 | 4,644 | 2.1 |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 501 | 0.1 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 254 | New |
| | Independent Labour | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 156 | New |
| Total | Total | 18 | | | | 27,199 | |
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## Ward results
### Ward 1

Ward 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SNP | R. Brown | 927 | 64.7 |
| | Labour | J. Knapp | 500 | 34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,427 | 51.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,804 | |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
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### Ward 2

Ward 1 was renamed Ward 2 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.
Ward 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. McAlpine | 864 | 57.6 | 7.2 |
| | SNP | C. Calman | 389 | 25.9 | 23.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Woodford | 245 | 16.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 21.7 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | 46.0 | 6.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,258 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 15.2 | |
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### Ward 3

Ward 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Campbell | 748 | 50.3 |
| | SNP | D. Coffey | 621 | 41.7 |
| | Liberal | P. Kerr | 116 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 46.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,172 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 4

Ward 4 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Parker | 575 | 45.3 |
| | Labour | G. Keegan | 537 | 42.4 |
| | SNP | A. McCredie | 152 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,264 | 39.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,197 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Ward 5

Ward 5 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Steele | 922 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | H. Burnett | 470 | 28.7 |
| | SNP | A. Wallace | 241 | 14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,633 | 43.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,723 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 6

Ward 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. McCrae | 1,268 | 79.4 |
| | SNP | E. Boyle | 195 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | A. McCluskey | 132 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,073 | 67.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,595 | 45.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,535 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 7

Ward 7 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Buchanan | 982 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Parker | 722 | 39.3 |
| | SNP | A. Calman | 127 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,831 | 50.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,640 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 8

Ward 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Porter | 1,087 | 66.4 |
| | Liberal | R. Richardson | 244 | 14.9 |
| | Labour | R. McCrae | 203 | 12.4 |
| | SNP | G. Ingram | 98 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 51.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,632 | 45.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,636 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Ward 9

Ward 9 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. O'Neil | 743 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Porter | 583 | 37.8 |
| | SNP | N. Gee | 217 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 47.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,260 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 10

Ward 10 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Blaney | 854 | 62.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Howard | 268 | 19.7 |
| | SNP | A. Ingram | 233 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 | 43.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | 39.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,400 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 11

Ward 11 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Stiring | 1,206 | 86.8 |
| | SNP | J. Miller | 177 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | 74.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | 42.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,243 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 12

Ward 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Ferguson | 1,016 | 66.8 |
| | SNP | P. Gibson | 359 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal | W. George | 141 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 43.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,516 | 42.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,615 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 13

Ward 13 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Thomson | 631 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | H. Boag | 341 | 25.5 |
| | SDP | M. Temple | 254 | 19.0 |
| | SNP | J. Mair | 111 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,437 | 36.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,675 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Ward 14

Ward 13 was renamed Ward 14 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.
Ward 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. O'Neil | 880 | 51.6 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | A. MacDougall | 818 | 47.9 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 45.4 | 8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,794 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.1 | |
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### Ward 15

Ward 15 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Nisbet | 1,066 | 81.7 |
| | SNP | A. Wilson | 228 | 17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 838 | 64.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | 36.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,542 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Ward 16

Ward 14 was renamed Ward 16 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.
Ward 16 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Mills | 1,072 | 79.5 | 4.0 |
| | Independent Labour | A. Muir | 156 | 11.6 | New |
| | SNP | R. Young | 114 | 8.5 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | 68.1 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 37.5 | 9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,598 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.2 | |
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### Ward 17

Ward 15 was renamed Ward 17 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.
Ward 17 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Turnbull | 1,114 | 53.3 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | T. Whale | 790 | 37.8 | 7.7 |
| | SNP | J. Harris | 184 | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 15.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,088 | 53.5 | 3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,904 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.5 | |
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### Ward 18

Ward 16 was renamed Ward 18 following the Initial Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements.
Ward 18 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Anderson | 1,007 | 77.9 | 18.0 |
| | SNP | J. Dunnachie | 271 | 21.0 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | 56.9 | 22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,278 | 36.0 | 24.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,590 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 21.5 | |
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